Vegetable peeler and slicer



Jan. 28, 1936. c. J. OTT

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ATTORNEY.

.back 6 and front Patented Jan. 28, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,028,915 VEGETABLE PEELER AND SLICER Charles J. Ott, Bellingham, Wash. Application August 19, 1935, Serial No. 36,788

1 Claim.

My invention relates to improvements in vegetable peelers and slicers, and has for an object to provide a vegetable peeler and slicer having an adjustable gage to limit the thickness of the peeling or slice being cut away.

Another object of my improvement is to provide a handle for the device suitable for also serving to adjust and retain the gage in desired positions.

Other objects of my improvement will appear as the description proceeds.

I attain these and other objects of my improvement with the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying sheet of drawing, forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a front side elevation of my mechanism, Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof, Fig. 3 is a front end elevation of the mechanism, Fig. 4 is a cross-section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2 revolved through an angle of 90 and Fig. 5 is the rear end mechanism.

Similar characters refer to similar parts throughout.

Certain parts are broken away to show other parts hidden thereby.

With more particular reference to the designated parts: The U-shape blade holder has the end I, and rear or handle end 8. Deep recesses in the outer edges of the ends I and 8 provide the four lugs II. I

The blade 9 has the cutting edge 9 and the curved gouge end Ill. The blade is disposed in the said recesses with the cutting edge forward and the curved gouge end l extended outside of the holder end I. With the blade in place in the said recesses the lugs II are hammered toward each other over the edges of the blade to firmly clamp and retain the blade in operative position.

The gage has the rod l2 with bent-over ends l3 and I4 disposed in the same plane. The bentoven end l3 has the bent-over axle end l5, while the bent-over end l4 has the bent-over axle and handle-rod end I6. The axle I' and axle and handle rod l6 are aligned and parallel with the rod gage l2.

There are centrally disposed bearing holes in the holder ends I and 8 through which the axles l5 and it are extended to mount the gage l2 for oscillation parallel with the blade edge 9.

elevation of the The handle l8 has a centrally disposed longitudinal hole and a nut-shape recess is in its outer end.. The rod I6 is extended through the handle hole, the nut I1 is disposed in the recess l9 and the handle I8 is revolved to engage the threaded outer end of the rod I6 threadwise in the nut l1, thus causing the inner end of the handle l8 to bear on the holder end 8 to mount the handle l8, and set the bent-over gage end l4 against the holder end 8 to retain the 10 gage l2 in desired position.

To reset the gage l2 in another position, as at l2 or l2" the handle I8 is revolvedto unscrew the nut l1 and then revolved in the other direction to screw on the nut I! while the gage I2 is being held in the other desired position. The friction between the front end of the handle I 8 and the holder end 8 under screw pressure, as explained, is sufficient to retain the handle in operative position and the gage in any desired position relative to the blade edge 9 The illustrated solid-line position of the gage I2 is for making very thin peelings. Thicker peel ings are provided for by setting the gage at 12'; and slicing may be done with the blade when 5 the gage is set at l2", and also in other positions farther from the edge of the blade.

The hooked outer blade end 10 is useful for gouging out eyes, specks and the like from vegetables.

Having thus disclosed my invention, what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,-

, A device of the kind described including, a blade holder, a blade having a cutting edge fastened in the said holder, a gage including a gage rod having a bent-over outer end with' an axle thereon and a bent-over inner end with an axle handle rod thereon mounted for oscillation in bearings in the said holder to dispose the gage rod parallel 40 with the said cutting edge and at adjustable spaces therefrom, a handle having a longitudinal hole therethrough and a nut recess in the outer end thereof disposed with its inner end bearing on the said blade holder with the said axle handle rod extended through the longitudinal handle hole, and a nut engaged in the said handle recess and with a thread on the outer end of the said axle handle rod. n

CHARLES J. OTT. 5 

